Fox of France

But it will take a few days for Spain to get the news, and now, Napoleon has more important things to be busy with.

The first thing is the military drill used to scare people. Now all the preparations for the military exercise have been basically completed, and invitations have also been sent out. European countries, whether it is France's traditional ally Green Rose, or new allies Spain, Shinra and Dongluo, or loyal allies Rhineland Alliance and Italy , or a friendly trading partner, the United Kingdom and the United States have sent representatives to observe.

The exercise is divided into two parts, one part is an offensive and defensive exercise on land. Among the troops participating in the exercise, an infantry division of the French army is responsible for the offensive task, while an infantry division of the Rhine Union is responsible for the defense. As for the location of the exercise, it was placed near the Vincennes Forest not far from Paris. Because the distance is not far, some Parisians who have leisure can even run to find a place to open their eyes.

The French in this era are generally very martial arts. Young French people are still full of hobbies for war and so on. Especially in the past few years, under the command of Napoleon, the French army can always defeat the seemingly invincible enemy at a very small price, which makes more little cocks feel that the so-called war is the firing of a cannon, Then everyone sang and rushed up, and then the fools on the opposite side surrendered.

Now, with the opportunity to witness a battle, even if it is just a simulated battle, and the time of the exercise happens to be Sunday, the children of rich families in Paris who have nothing to do, as well as the students of the University of Paris, naturally don’t I will miss this opportunity to watch a play. Even some of the girls at the Moulin Rouge hired cars and had viewing positions arranged for them. These girls may not really like these fights, but people like courtesans often have to deal with those foreign nobles, college students with great ambitions and so on. It is also very important to understand this. Just like in the far east, the seniors on the Qinhuai River also liked to hang a Japanese sword on their waists, and talk to their benefactors about sweeping holes in the plow court. Although as long as they draw out their knives to practice, the result probably won't be better than Brother Long.

The core of the exercise is a small high ground, where the Rhine Union army in charge of defense has completed a typical field fortification, including three trenches and three barbed wire fences, as well as cannons and various mines - of course, these things are A drill-specific variety that only emits smoke but does not explode.

In the previous exercises of various countries, it is almost impossible for such a position guarded by a division to be conquered by an offensive force with fewer than two divisions. Under normal circumstances, an infantry division, relying on such a position, can at least deal with the attacks of three to four infantry divisions. In this exercise, the French army will rely on the strength of a division to attack a solid position guarded by the same strength. This made many foreign military observers very interested.

These foreign observers occupied the position with the best view - the top of another higher highland, which is only one kilometer away from the exercise site. As for the lower position, they were driven from Paris to have a picnic and watch the lively citizens They are full.

Some people even kept trying to get closer to the exercise area in order to see more clearly, not worrying about whether they would be killed by flying shells. The mounted policemen in Paris were half dead busy, and their horses were also half dead tired.

This is really not a rare thing. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when martial arts were common and abundant, not to mention just exercises, it was a real war. There are also many things to do while having a picnic with the tablecloth open. For example, in the original history, during the Civil War in the Lighthouse Country, when the southern army and the northern army fought fiercely near Washington, the citizens of Washington used to go out together, bring bread with tablecloths, and watch them line up to be shot, while having a picnic .

Therefore, Caucasians are full of martial arts, and even a war can't stop us from going out to watch a lively picnic, let alone a big flu. In short, isolation is impossible to isolate, and it is impossible to isolate in this life, and only by going out for an outing and having a picnic can you barely maintain your life...

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the French troops began to enter the starting position, preparing to launch an attack. To be honest, attacking during this time period is actually not particularly suitable. At least that's how it looks to military observers in many countries. Because today's battles are becoming more and more beneficial to the defensive side.

After the Battle of Verdun, all countries are working hard to study this example. Although the most glorious victories were won by Napoleon, everyone generally felt that Napoleon was not very studious and did not do it well. He did not look like a tiger when he drew it, but instead he drew Tom. It is more reliable to learn the French iron wall Joseph in a down-to-earth manner.

And as the various defense methods of the French army in the Battle of Verdun gradually became familiar to all countries, everyone felt more and more that Joseph's defense was really worth learning. Even Grand Duke Charles and Marshal Suvorov were full of praise for Joseph's defensive tactics after learning about Verdun's defensive warfare.

With everyone's research on Joseph's defensive skills, everyone feels more and more that the offense is really courting death. If you must attack, it must be at night when visibility is poor. In this way, although the efficiency of the offensive side will decrease, the efficiency of the defensive side will also decrease, or even drop even more.

And if an attack is launched at such a time as ninety o'clock in the morning, in their view, it will definitely be more beneficial to the defensive side. Therefore, the French army on the offensive side launched an attack during this time period. In the eyes of military observers from various countries, this is definitely showing off to everyone on purpose.

"I want to see what tricks they can perform!" Russian observer General Bagration couldn't help thinking.

At this time, the French army began to prepare firepower. The French artillery began to fire on the targets on the defending positions.

The main purpose of such shelling is to destroy some more obvious fortifications. Of course, at this time, when there were no high-explosive bombs and the defenders were hiding in trenches, such shelling did not put much pressure on the defenders. At most, it can destroy some relatively easy-to-break fortifications-such as parapets and the like.

However, the French artillery quickly made them rush to a different place. First of all, the French artillery fired at a frighteningly high speed, which was obviously much faster than they were familiar with. In the time it takes their army to fire one shot, the French army can fire three or four.

The second is that the accuracy of the French army's shells is quite amazing. Even if the artillery is fired two kilometers away, the French army can accurately hit a low target like the parapet. Moreover, the destructive power of their shells is quite amazing, and each hit can cause a large row of parapets to collapse.

But can such an attack effectively help the attacker break through the line of defense? Bagration shook his head quietly. Although he doesn't like rigid defensive battles very much, although he prefers offensive battles, his rationality tells him that this alone is not enough.

French soldiers began to appear in everyone's field of vision. Bagration was surprised to find that the military uniforms of the French army had undergone tremendous changes. The original military uniform of blue jacket and white trousers was replaced by a wretched, colorful military uniform. However, this military uniform also has a very unique effect, that is, they can hardly be seen clearly from a distance, even with a telescope, it is not easy to see them clearly.

"It's like putting on a white cloak when we go hunting in winter." Bagration was thinking like this, when he heard someone next to him say angrily in German: "How can this be? Such a wretched man Uniforms lower the honor of an army. I'd rather be shot dead than wear such a uniform!"

Bagration turned his head and saw the angry expression on the face of an Austrian officer.

"How could there be such a person? Hasn't Austria been taught to be more pragmatic by the French?" Bagration couldn't help thinking.

In fact, Bagration is somewhat wrong to blame the Austrians for thinking this way. Because when watching the exercise, the roles played by the two people are different. Bagration was on the offensive side, and he knew that Joseph's defensive tactics had already spread to Russia and Russia's traditional enemy Luluo. Russia has always been on the offensive against Lvluo, so Bagration often has to consider how to break through the "Joseph's defense" during the offense. Therefore, during the exercise, he naturally easily substitutes himself on the offensive side.

But the Austrians are different. Their current military strategy is mainly defensive. Anything new that makes the defense less effective naturally disgusts them. So they are naturally more on the defensive side emotionally. The new military uniform they see now can obviously reduce the efficiency of the defender to a certain extent. How can they not be angry?

Then they saw that the French artillery began to change the types of ammunition. Their shells kept falling on the front of the defensive position, and then thick smoke rose from the position where the shells fell, and the visibility near the battlefield immediately fell.

"Damn it! How could this happen!" The Austrian officer was upset again, "But there are still mines ahead! I want to see how the French clear them!"

At this time, on the defensive position, their artillery also began to fire. Because it was a drill, no real shells fell after firing. But after each round of shelling, the people in the director's department will let some French soldiers withdraw from the battle according to a certain percentage. Of course, the use of smoke bombs and reduced visibility has reduced this percentage.

French soldiers approached the minefield. Several French soldiers approached with a cart. There is a rocket on the car. The French soldiers fixed the car, stepped aside and ignited the rocket. The rocket flew up, with a long rope-like thing behind it.

"I've seen this," Andre explained to their friend a little lower, "that's how we in the power department use it to cross rivers and valleys."

Maybe because the rope at the back was too thick and heavy, the rocket that flew out didn't fly very far before falling to the ground. And the rope tied to the back of the rocket naturally fell down, just laying on the minefield. Then there was an explosion-it turned out that the thick rope was not a rope, but an explosive in a rubber tube.

"Good way!" Bagration hit his palm with his fist, "In this way, in just an instant, a safe passage has been opened in the minefield!"